Car hire from Canvas Holidays
If you are planning a fly-drive holiday, we offer competitively priced car hire at many airports throughout Europe in conjunction with our partners Avis.
To book your car hire, please call our reservations team on 0845 268 0827 - they will be able to advise you of current prices and we can also offer optional extras such as child seats and roof racks if required.
Optional extras
A choice of makes and models are available, including automatic and estate cars, please request at the time of booking. The following should be reserved at the time of booking, but will be charged locally.
- All child seats
- Roof racks (available in France & Spain)
Additional information
Please take the following into account when you are planning and booking your holiday.
- The car hire must be booked in the driver’s name.
- It is a legal requirement when driving on the continent for all children up to the age of 12 and/or under 135cms to use a child seat. Please request the appropriate baby/booster seat at the time of booking.
- The lead driver will be asked to leave a credit card deposit when you collect your vehicle (available credit to cover should be available). Cash deposits are not acceptable.
- At some airports you may pay Additional Excess to Limit in Case of Accident costs when you collect your vehicle,
- All valid UK driving licences should be accepted, but older (all green) licences and Northern Ireland licences issued prior to 1 January 1991 do not conform to the EC model. To update to a photo card licence, apply to DVLA Swansea/DVLNI Coleraine; application forms are available from most post offices. Alternatively, older licences may be accompanied by an IDP.
- If you have endorsements on your licence this may affect your ability to hire a vehicle. You will need to provide your paper licence.
- Minimum age restrictions apply for hiring a car. In most countries you must be over 21 years old and have held a driving licence for a minimum of one year. Different restrictions may apply for luxury cars and people carriers.
Our prices include:
- Unlimited mileage
- Local taxes
- Collision damage waiver
- VAT
- Theft protection
- Third party cover
What’s not included
The following are not included in the rental quoted:
- Additional drivers in France, Spain or Italy
- Child seats
- Fuel
- Refuelling charges
- Parking & traffic fines
- Personal Accident Insurance. This is not necessary if you have taken out Canvas Holidays Personal Insurance. The excess on Collision Damage Waiver and Theft Protection varies between countries and vehicles.